AP Language list #5 Flashcards
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| 8522155286 | abate | become less in amount or intensity. | 0 | |
| 8522161829 | abdicate | give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations. | 1 | |
| 8522164498 | aberration | a state or condition markedly different from the norm. | 2 | |
| 8522168513 | abjure | (v.) to reject, renounce (To prove his honesty, the president abjured the evil policies of his wicked predecessor.) | 3 | |
| 8522171021 | abrogate | v.) to abolish, usually by authority (The Bill of Rights assures that the government cannot abrogate our right to a free press.) | 4 | |
| 8522175067 | acerbic | (adj.) biting, bitter in tone or taste (Jill became extremely acerbic and began to cruelly make fun of all her friends.) | 5 | |
| 8522177793 | acrimony | (n.) bitterness, discord (Though they vowed that no girl would ever come between them, Biff and Trevor could not keep acrimony from overwhelming their friendship after they both fell in love with the lovely Teresa.) | 6 | |
| 8522179626 | acumen | (n.) keen insight (Because of his mathematical acumen, Larry was able to figure out in minutes problems that took other students hours.) | 7 | |
| 8522184019 | adversity | state of misfortune or affliction. | 8 | |
| 8522185599 | arid | lacking sufficient water or rainfall. | 9 | |
| 8522188607 | aesthetic | concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste. | 10 | |
| 8522192511 | alacrity | (n.) eagerness, speed (For some reason, Chuck loved to help his mother whenever he could, so when his mother asked him to set the table, he did so with alacrity.) | 11 | |
| 8522194397 | amicable | characterized by friendship and good will. | 12 | |
| 8522196932 | anachronistic | chronologically misplaced. | 13 | |
| 8522201067 | anathema | (n.) a cursed, detested person (I never want to see that murderer. He is an anathema to me.) | 14 | |
| 8522204961 | approbation | (n.) praise (The crowd welcomed the heroes with approbation.) | 15 | |
| 8522206697 | arrogate | (v.) to take without justification (The king arrogated the right to order executions to himself exclusively.) | 16 | |
| 8522209846 | aspersion | (n.) a curse, expression of ill-will (The rival politicians repeatedly cast aspersions on each others' integrity.) | 17 | |
| 8522210954 | assertion | an emphatic statement. An assertion supported by evidence becomes an argument | 18 | |
| 8522212298 | assiduous | (adj.) hard-working, diligent (The construction workers erected the skyscraper during two years of assiduous labor.) | 19 |